Folasade Adefisayo, the commissioner for education in Lagos state, says the state is giving out 10,000 radio sets to pupils in underserved communities to continue their schooling.

Speaking with TheCable via a live interview on Sunday evening, Adefisayo said the state government has been in conversations with telecommunications companies to give free or subsidised data to private schools to ensure learning continues from home.

Earlier, First Bank of Nigeria Limited had presented 20,000 units of e-learning devices to the Lagos State government for distribution to schoolchildren willing to learn from home since schools were shut down due to COVID-19.

Speaking on the learning process with the devices, the commissioner said: “We couldn’t have reached every child because not everyone has access to these devices but we are already working on getting across to them”.

“I started crowdfunding efforts with our partners to buy radios and we will start distribution of 10,000 radios tomorrow so that the children can join radio lessons.

“So far, the children have been responding to their teachers on Whatsapp. As for the other devices, the devices from our partners, it has been programmed so that it is only the curriculum that is on them”.

When asked how soon schools were likely to reopen for the third term, Adefisayo said the state government was not the one who closed the schools, but the federal government and only the can open them.

She advised that the education system would change as a result of the pandemic, and there may be a need to rethink school terms to meet current realities.

“Private school owners should accept that school has changed. Learning has moved to another medium. The onus is on private schools to convince parents to join online lessons.

“They should start a subscription-based learning system. We are speaking to telcos on ways to subside data charges for education to help private school owners reduce costs”

The commissioner said the situation across the world is unprecedented and no one has all the answers, but the state has been doing all within its abilities to make life easier and safer for the citizenry.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/lagos-to-give-10000-radio-sets-to-pupils-for-homeschooling-says-commissioner/amp

The children will be using it to listen to Beat FM.
I think successive Governor of New York state in US has been distributing radio to children over there, for the past 100 years and we can see that it was the nonsense gesture that made America to develop.
What a stupid idea!

Hahaha

Another looting spree loading.

This Sanwo olu is becoming invalid.

Radio for what?Imagine a kid leaving his football or turning off Nickelodeon to go and listen to radio.This distant learning won't work.

Instead of radios, why not provide the necessary facilities in the school premises to enable pupils resume. Hand sanitisers, liquid soap, water tanks, fumigate the school premises, purchase face masks for both pupils and teachers etc...

I wonder how these politicians reason.

bolseas:
Instead of radios, why not provide the necessary facilities in the school premises to enable pupils resume. Hand sanitisers, liquid soap, water tanks, fumigate the school premises, purchase face masks for both pupils and teachers etc...

I wonder how these politicians reason.

They don't reason, cause they've no brain.. All they think about is avenue to loot..

At what cost?

How about providing friendly users face mask for both teachers and the pupils, hand sanitizers, Rectal/ear temperature, fumigate the school complex

When you approach them with nice ideas they won't buy into it. Why not partner with Tech Company to build a distant learning App that will be integrated into a smart device. Distribute this device to the student. This will not only help them during this period but for future purposes. Some will spoil their radio the same day

misplace of priority.

10, 000 Radio To 2,000 000, What Is The Need?

Is this how Tinubu is going to rule Nigeria

Chai, This is the height of cluelessness.

Hmmmn.
Those CASTIGATING this should know the covid-19 situation in Lagos. Even if he opened school and provide the kits as some opined, no parent will allow Their wards to resume. The situation is different in Lagos. Reason deeply before you castigate.

zombieTRACKER:
Is this how Tinubu is going to rule Nigeria

What concern Tinubu about this? I thought you sane nah

How can you use radio to teach mathematics? Topics like Simultaneous equations, Statistics, Binary numbers. Just to mention a few

Queenslander:
They don't reason, cause they've no brain.. All they think about is avenue to loot..

It is a shame..jeez

This is very bad

realstars:
10, 000 Radio To 2,000 000, What Is The Need?

Undeserved community

Looting , its of no use

Lagos wan mumu on this one ooo.


Wazobia FM loading

Kai, my country is so backward, radio. Smh

Hmm...

Radio? As in like:

Government always like to waste money and embezzle money with unreasonable project..Better things they suppose give pupils

Whoever is getting the contract

Abeg whi dey consel all the government pipo.

Like WTF!!!!!. Chai


Its even better you install big big tv for out every street than dis rubbish ideal

BlackSpanner:
How can you use radio to teach mathematics? Topics like Simultaneous equations, Statistics, Binary numbers. Just to mention a few

the student will keep looking for X and y

You don't give computer , you don't give their parent data, na radio you they give...This is just for a contrator to make money

BlackSpanner:
How can you use radio to teach mathematics? Topics like Simultaneous equations, Statistics, Binary numbers. Just to mention a few

You can but rhe student has to be above average, and I thought what they are doing is basic revision?